# \[IGN-3877\] Perspective Workstation Report Download **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [August 12, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871 "2021-08-12T21:20:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jd1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jd1/32/18928_2.png) [@jd1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jd1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/1 "2021-08-12T21:20:03Z")
There seems to be a difference in the behavior of the download button on the report viewer based on if you are running Chrome or Perspective Workstation. If you click download in chrome it automatically downloads the pdf to you download location no questions asked. Not ideal, but usable. When using perspective workstation, a save file dialog box pops up allowing the user to specify a name and a location to save the file. Unfortunately, the dialog box seems to not be aware that it is saving a pdf. the user has to add .pdf to the end of the file name. Is there a way that workstation can pass the file type to the save dialog? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/2 "2021-08-12T22:01:09Z")
> [@jd1](#): > > If you click download in chrome it automatically downloads the pdf to you download location no questions asked. Not ideal, but usable. This should be a setting in the browser; both FF and Chrome let you choose a download strategy per file/MIME type. > [@jd1](#): > > Is there a way that workstation can pass the file type to the save dialog? Technically it does, but the 'default' download callback implementation from JxBrowser doesn't pay attention to the file extension. That seems like an easy enough request to add; I'll see about a ticket. ---
**Author:** ![jd1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jd1/32/18928_2.png) [@jd1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jd1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/3 "2021-10-08T20:51:18Z")
Wanted to follow up on this and see if any progress had been made? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/4 "2021-10-08T21:20:20Z")
No, nothing yet. It’s still sitting in our backlog. ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/5 "2022-08-05T15:04:22Z")
@paul-griffith is this still open? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/6 "2022-08-05T17:29:12Z")
No change since my last post. ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Joshua\_Brown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Brown)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3877-perspective-workstation-report-download/49871/7 "2025-02-24T17:27:54Z")
Not if this is what you mean, but it's possible to state the file type on the "downloadFilename" property on the Report Viewer Component.